Coat-hook



A. E. TAYL OB.

Ooat-Hpok No. 223,963. Patented Jan. 27, 1880.

N. PETERS PHOTO-UTHDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

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v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTUS E. TAYLOR, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

COAT-HOOK.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,963, dated January2'7, 1880.

Application filed June 27, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, A. E. TAYLOR, of NewBritain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Goat- Hooks;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of refer ence markedthereon, which form a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is aperspective of the rack; Fig. 2, a perspective of the plates separatedfrom side view of one hook I plates, and Fig. 4; a vertical sectionthrough Fig. 1.

My invention relates to a combination clothes and hat rack; and itconsists in the construction, as well as in the combination, of theseveral parts, hereinafter more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters A and 13 indicate two plates,one being the counterpart of the other, both being cast or otherwiseformed, and having 'a flange, O, at one end, at a right angle to theface of the plate, in the, end of which flange is a recess, opening, orslot, D, for the passage there- 'through of a screw, pin, hook, or otherfastening.

The plates A and B may be of any design or configuration, but arepreferably narrowed and curved so as to form theneck E between theflange O and the forward part of the plate, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.By preference they are also formed on their inner faces, at the junctionof the neck and flange, with a pin, a, and opening 0, so that when thetwo plates are brought together each pin will fit into the opening inthe plate opposite, and thereby detached from the prevent the one platefrom being turned out of line with the other.

I The forward parts of two plates together, while the others are for Ithe reception of the journal-pins of the hooks. The books F are of theform shown in the drawings, or of any other form, and are provided ontheir rear ends with knobs G, which have pins orjournals f formed onboth their top and bottom faces.

The parts thus formed are put together in the manner following, to wit:Thejournals of the hooks are inserted into the openings in the forwardparts of the plates. The pins at the junction of the necks and flangesof the plates are inserted into the opposite holes, and a pin passedthrough the holes d in the plates and riveted. The parts thus puttogether leave the hooks free to be turned on their journals so as toopen or close the rack.

The rack is composed of few parts, all of which may be cast. It iscompact and strong, and cheap in construction and ornamental inappearance.

Instead of casting the journals as a part of the hook, holes may beformed through the knobs and pins passed through them. and the holes inthe plate; but I prefer to cast the journals as a part of the knobs andhooks.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a coat or otherhook, the plates A 13, provided with flanges O and pins a, and havingopenings 0 therein for the reception of pins a, substantially 'as shownand described.

2. The plates A B, curved as shown at E, in combination with thehook-supportin g knobs G and central rivet through the openings (1,substantially as shown and described.

AUGUSTUS E. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

HENRY G. WILLIAMS, LINCOLN V. DAVIS.

